Hemispheres is the new cyberpunk novel from Mark Everglade. In a world where light is currency… Light is big business on Evig Natt, where it’s always dark and fireflies are the only legal source of light. They’re also used… Continue Reading
By Mark Everglade and Joseph Hurtgen Image by GrandeDuc A croc exhaled at a nearby table, streaming a rainbow mist worthy of a Lucky Charms cereal box. A feathered woman sat next to me close enough to scrape… Continue Reading
By Joel Armstrong Image by vlastas I hadn’t been to the Metropolitan Museum of Magic since college, but that same giddy excitement washed over me as I stepped into the central atrium. Vesuvius’s Thunderstorm hung over the entire… Continue Reading
By Steven Lombardi Image by ConceptCafe Louis’s hearing returned in waves. As his ears sharpened, the chamber’s alarms intensified until his skull thrummed. His eyes snapped open and saw nothing. He searched desperately for the light above his… Continue Reading
By Malena Salazar Maciá Translated by Toshiya Kamei Image by GrandeDuc “Aren’t we going down?” Micaela asked. “No,” Vero answered, unfazed. “It’s an abandoned planet. Our protocol requires us to send the probes to—” “—check temperature, oxygen levels,… Continue Reading
By Kajetan Kwiatkowski Image by Sergey Chirkov Will left his ground floor apartment and breathed in the rotten air. Two years ago, he would’ve thrown up on the spot, it had been impossible to stomach the indescribable sewer… Continue Reading
By Dustin Engstrom Image by Peshkova “I hate to tell you,” said Dr. Clay, “but I don’t think you’re a real person.” “I’m sorry?” said the patient. She sat on a paper-lined exam table facing the doctor, who… Continue Reading
By Enoch Daniel Image By MrVander The beer tasted just like a first beer should on an August afternoon. The thermometer outside the kitchen window read ninety-six. Jeff stared at the walls of his crummy, little house. He… Continue Reading
By Keith ‘Doc’ Raymond Image by Pavel Chagochkin “Where there is light, there must be shadow, where there is shadow, there must be light. There is no shadow without light and no light without shadow…” Haruki Murakami, 1Q84.… Continue Reading
By C. Winspear Image by Nataliya Turpitko You feel no body, no pincers, no beard, no big blue belly, only anger. Senator Nguyen is an old hag who believes there isn’t space for you, reality is full, and… Continue Reading